Here are the top posts from this past week, based on the number of times they were viewed.

1. Doctors are quietly opting out of medicine. The following is a true story that occurred well before healthcare moved to its national platform, leaving uncertainty in its wake.

2. If there’s a doctor on board, please ring your call button! Recently, I was somewhere over Saskatchewan, returning from a lovely Mediterranean cruise, in that uncomfortable semi-conscious state that passes for sleep when you’re flying coach, when the airplane’s PA system rang out.

3. Spanking your kids and corporal punishment. A study published in Pediatrics recently found that 65% of parents to 3 year-olds said they had spanked their child within the last month.

4. 10 things you need to know before surgery and during the hospital stay. I was a little more in disbelief when he informed me I had to have open heart surgery the next day.

5. What would you do if you had a year left to live? Say yes to life! And just say no to anything that drains it away from you.